Receptacle for mucilage.



PATENTED SEPT. 5, 1905.

G. L. HAWLEY. REGBPTAOLE FOR MUCILAGE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16,1905.

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RECEPTACLE FOR IVIUCILAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1905.

Application filed June 16, 1905. SeriaLNov 265,563.

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Be it known that I, CIIAnLus I J. IIAWLI'IY, of Scranton. in the countyof LitClv'tUVtllilltt and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in lieceptacles for .\Iucilage, &c.; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescriptionof the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

This invention relates to receptacles for mucilage, liquid paste, orother substances such as are used intermittently and the exposed surfaceof which should be protected from atmospheric influence when not inactual use.

The objects of the invention are to provide a receptacle havingservice-wells, separate storage reservoirs for the mucilage, andmoistening element and means whereby the surface level of the liquid inthe wells shall be automatically maintained so that a minimum ofattention is required to keep the mucilagc or other substance in propercondition for use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a receptacle of thecharacter set forth in which the moisture-supplying element may alsoform a water seal for a suitable closure, the surface level of whichseal will be automatically maintained from the water-reservoir.

The invention consists, primarily, in a receptacle having two reservoirsand two service-wells, one for each reservoir, and in which the surfacelevel is maintained automatically by the Torricellian vacuum in thereservoirs.

The invention further consists in certain novel details of constructionand combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will be nowdescribed, and pointed out particularly in the appended claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section through amucilagc-receptacle embodying the present invention. Figs. 2 and 3 arehorizontal sections through the same in different planes to show theducts connecting the reservoirs and wells near the bottom. Fig. i is avertical section through the wells in a plane at right angles to Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the sameparts.

In carrying the invention into practice the receptacle is preferablymade of glass, porcelain, or similar material, although the material isoptional and will depend somewhat upon the facilities of themanufacturer and material to be held by the receptacle. The particularform of the receptacle is also 0ptional; but for the illustration of theinvention a form of receptacle resembling thewellknown fountain mucilageor inkstands has been adopted. In said drawings, therefore, the lettersA and A indicate the reservoirs of the receptacle separated from eachother by a partition 1/, so that they maycontain liquids of an entirelydifferent character, such, for instance, as mucilage and water. At oneside of the reservoirs are the service-wells B and B, preferablyarranged concentrically and each having a duct communicating with itsown reservoir near the bottom. The well for mucilage is preferably thecentral well B, and its supply-duct passes through or under the outer orwater well B' to prevent direct communication between the two. The ductW between well B and reservoir A is preferably arranged with its upperwall somewhat above that of the duct in order that the liquid level inthe outer well may be somewhat higher than that in the inner well. Whenthe inner well is designed to receive a brush, it may be somewhatelongated, as shown, and its lower portion may be contracted on onedimension, as at c, so as to tend to keep the brush in shape or with aproper edge. To prevent evaporation, the cap may have a flange F,adapted to rest on the outer wall of the well, and the joint may be madetight by a gasket f. The outer well is preferably adapted to receive theedge of a cap 1.), thus forming a water seal; but the exposed surface ofthe water within the cap maintains the humidity of theair over themucilage and brush, whereby the latter are in no danger of drying out orgumming up.

To facilitate the lilling of the outer well and reservoir communicatingtherewith, as well as to afford a convenient holder for the cap whenremoved from the wells, the body of the receptacle, preferably the frontof the reservoirs, is formed or provided with a depression constitutinga platform or conductor 1*], having an inclined surface draining intothe outer well. \Vith this arrangement the cap may be placed on theplatform when removed from the wells, as shown in dotted lines, andmoisture from it will drain back into the well, or when it is desired tolill the reservoir the platform forms a conductor for directing theWater into the outer well, and so on into the reservoir, it beingunderstood, of course, that the receptacle is properly tilted to allowthe liquid to flow in and the air out, as is usual in this class ofdevices.

In the preferred construction the outer well is narrow, so as to preventthe brush being accidentially inserted therein, and consequently thereis little danger of mixing the fluids in the wells.

Obviously the invention may be used in inkstands or in receptacles forholding any liquid substances when it is desired to seal the exposedsurface from atmospheric influences or when it is desired to keep thesurface of one substance in a humid atmosphere, so as to prevent dryingout or deterioration when not in actual use.

WVhat I claim is 1. A receptacle such as described, embodying reservoirsand associated but independent service-wells each communicating with oneof the reservoirs by a duct in the lower portion whereby theliquid-level in the wells is maintained by the Torricellian vacuum inthe reservoirs and a cap for the wells; substantially as described.

2. A receptacle such as described, embodying two reservoirs, aservice-well communicating with each reservoir near the bottom wherebythe liquid-level in the wells is maintained by the Torricellian vacuumin the reservoir and a single cap for both wells; substantially asdescribed.

3. A receptacle such as described, embodying concentric service-Wellsand separate reservoirs one communicating with each well near the bottomwhereby the liquid-level in both Wells will be maintained by theTorricellian vacuum in the reservoirs; substantially as described.

4:. A receptacle such as described, embodying two service-Wells, areservoir for each well in communication therewith near the bot tom anda platform forming a conductor draining into one of the wells;substantially as described.

5. A receptacle such as described, embodying two service-wells, areservoir for each well in communication therewith near the bottom and aplatform formed by a depression in the reservoirs and draining into oneof the wells; substantially as described.

6. A receptacle of the class described, embodying concentric wells, areservoir for each well communicating therewith near the bottom and aplatform formed by a depression in the reservoirs having an inclinedsurface draining into the outer well; substantially as described.

' CHARLES L. HAi VLEY.

Witnesses:

CHAS. R. DERRY, WV. A. RUTLEDGE.

